Penille Jensen

Experience

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  Haderslev Svømmeklub

  Aug 2010 - Mar 2015

  Lifeguard, Projectmanager and Swimming Instructor

  I have been a part of Haderslev Svømmeklub for 14 years (including the years of my swimming career and the years as an employee) Working for five years at the swimming club as:• Swimming instructor, lifeguard, team leader, mentor, and project manager• Comprehensive responsibility for the work flow and work environment of the swimming club • Have passed multiple swimming coach-related courses and lifeguard tests

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  Natural History Museum of Denmark - Statens Naturhistoriske Museum

  Mar 2015 - Apr 2016

  Student Assistant

  Working in the reception at Zoological Museum• Costumer service• Highly service minded• Assisting at events for the Natural History Museum of Denmark

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  Landbrugsstyrelsen

  Apr 2016 - Mar 2017

  Student Assistant

  Assisting on the research project: Fully Camera Documented Fisheries.The overall aim of the project was to further develop the use of REM (Remote Electronic Monitoring) in relation to fisheries subjected to the landing obligation of fish. • Co-author of the final project report• Have been a part of the development of the REM system• Collection of data (registration of discard from the participating trial vessel)

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  Medical Museion

  Feb 2017 - Nov 2018

  Student Assistant & Tour Guide

  Tourguide at Medical Museion (Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen). Communicating biomedical history from a biology-oriented point of view.• Communicating in Danish and English• Guided tours for public visitors, private companies, elementary school, and college- and high school classes (<30 people)

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  Statens Serum Institut

  Aug 2017 - Nov 2017

  Research Assistant Internship

  Department of Bacteria, Parasites & Fungi, Section of Reproductive Microbiology. Experience within scientific research in clinical microbiologyPractical laboratory skills: • qPCR, microscopy, preparation of solutions and reagents, sterile workflow, and pipette techniques• Knowledge of data analysis, antibiotic resistance, and resistance selection in Mycoplasma genitalium

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  Immudex

  Dec 2018 - Nov 2020

  Student Assistant, Research and Development

  Doing research on peptide-specific T cell populations using MHC-II Dextramers and performing QC on MHC-I and MHC-II peptide specificity. Working with cell cultures, cryopreserving cell lines, antibody purification, performing flow cytometry analysis, SDS-page, ELISA and data analysis.

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  Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen

  Jan 2021 - Jul 2024

  PhD Graduate Student

  Investigated the relationship between innate immune receptors and their impact on gut microbiota, metabolism and obesity development in a mouse model.Teaching experience: • The Immune Response to Infections, MSc course • Laboratory Animal Science, elective course • Experimental Animal Models in Research and Industry, BSc course • Gut Microbiome in Nutrition and Health, MSc course I took an part in multiple boards and associations: • Student representative on the advisory board of the “In Vivo Pharmacology and Experimental Animals” PhD Graduate Programme. • Board member and treasurer at the University of Copenhagen Association of PhD Students (UCAPS) - PhD Foreningen ved Københavns Universitet. • Representative on behalf of UCPH PhD students in the UCPH Senate. In the Senate, we discuss topics and issues of significance to the university’s core services and to advise the rector in this respect. • A part of the core group at IVH Early Career Researchers. • Board member and treasurer at PAND, PhD Association Network Denmark. Show less

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  Milky Way Biotech

  May 2023 - now

  Pre-clinical Scientist

  Development and in vitro proof-of-concept testing of a gene therapy product to cure lactose-intolerance in humans.

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  DTU Bioengineering

  Aug 2024 - now

  Postdoc

  Investigating the immunological brain-lung axis in a mouse model of allergic asthma.